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Here I said it all !! Detailed reasons why every EDM fan HATES Opera..
Well I am not much of a "negative" poster but I am surpised no-one had bad things to say about that whole experience...I don't know whether Armin, Liquified, or Opera is to blame...but I suspect a combination of all three...Let me explain before people try to defend their beloved Armin.
1. Armin - If you had any idea how much he got paid that night it would absolutely make your head spin. I caught wind of it from some people who had those connections and let's just say it is more than alot of entire families make in a year. That is absolutely disgusting. NOW you know why those of you who decided to wait and pay at the door got charged $60. Although I did hear some paid only $50. I guess if you look "cool enough" or of the right sex Opera alters their prices or the door guys decided to not take their tip off the top.
2. Opera - The Nazis (I mean er employees) act like they are the Gestapo. I am pretty sure they have close to the power that our Congress does because they sure act like it. Herding the sheeple through as they decide - shining flashlights everywhere looking for any reason to make you a "criminal". You can't stand here, you can't walk here. If you went to another room to grab a drink, they would not let you back in until the room Nazi decided it was ok, even though you paid your sixty dollars (I am fully aware that ticket prices go up closer to the day of show so I do not need to know that. Point is that there were people there that paid sixty bucks and were held in other rooms for extended periods of time while the dj they paid that money for was playing their favorite track.)....
3. Liquified - Look I don't need you to defend yourself because I fully realize that there are more intimate nights like Acosta Friday at a smaller venue and that Armin is a big dj that many people want to see. But the amount of people in that place was just absolutely beyond reason. If you come out to see a dj like Armin people hope/expect the night to be at a capacity where it is enjoyable. I do not know if the capacity of that building was oversold, but you could not move without some person ramming into you every 3 seconds and 5 persons arm or back sweat on you within a ten second period. I ask you "How is this enjoyable?" Is it greed on your part too? Cram as many heads in there so Armin, Liquified, and Opera can bankroll at the expense of the fans? The majority of the people that are even fans had their tickets far in advance...And we could not even enjoy the night or move in the humid sauna because the 18 year old hip hops fan heard it was "cool" and gonna be packed and bought their tickets last minute to take up space and ruin the time of all the EDM fans. Oh and if you wanted to walk upstairs to breathe it was $50 a person. So, I spent like 90% of my night outside listening to Armin's set through the tiny speakers just to keep my sanity.
There are many who have been disenfranchised with the whole Opera experience, and I have just taken it for what it was and rolled with it. But there comes a point where too much is too much. When you can't have a good time for what should be such an amazing night because of all of the aforementioned factors, that time has come where it is too much. There are very few shows I have missed over the last 4 years since I moved to Atlanta. But at this point, I do not intend to go to any more shows at the "Sweatbox" and play bumper cars, Nazi guard-Jewish prisoner, or give my funds to the Bernie Madoffs. May go to Rank 1 just because it is Rank 1 and I don't have a choice of venue. But my desire to go to the other shows at Opera are far outweighed by the negative factors which concurrently move to destroy the euphoric experience.
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